Proverbs 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11:28
Living Bible
28 Trust in your money and down you go! Trust in God and flourish as a tree!
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Proverbs 11:30-31
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
what will happen to wicked sinners?[b]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
- 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.
Proverbs 11:30-31
Living Bible
30 Godly men are growing a tree that bears life-giving fruit, and all who win souls are wise.[a]
31 Even the godly shall be rewarded here on earth; how much more the wicked!
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- Proverbs 11:30 all who win souls are wise, or “he that is wise wins souls.”
Proverbs 14:19
New Living Translation
19 Evil people will bow before good people;
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
Proverbs 14:32
New Living Translation
32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
but the godly have a refuge when they die.
Proverbs 14:32
Living Bible
32 The godly have a refuge when they die, but the wicked are crushed by their sins.
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Proverbs 15:6
New Living Translation
6 There is treasure in the house of the godly,
but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.
Proverbs 15:6
Living Bible
6 There is treasure in being good, but trouble dogs the wicked.
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Proverbs 15:28-29
New Living Translation
28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:28-29
Living Bible
28 A good man thinks before he speaks; the evil man pours out his evil words without a thought.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
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Proverbs 18:10
New Living Translation
10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10
Living Bible
10 The Lord[a] is a strong fortress. The godly run to him and are safe.
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- Proverbs 18:10 The Lord, literally, “The name of the Lord.”
Proverbs 21:15
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
Living Bible
15 A good man loves justice, but it is a calamity to evildoers.
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Proverbs 21:18
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:18
Living Bible
18 The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win.[a]
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- Proverbs 21:18 The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win, literally, “The wicked is a ransom for the righteous.”
Proverbs 21:26
New Living Translation
26 Some people are always greedy for more,
but the godly love to give!
Proverbs 21:26
Living Bible
25-26 The lazy man longs for many things, but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the godly love to give!
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Proverbs 24:15-16
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 24:15-16
Living Bible
15-16 O evil man, leave the upright man alone and quit trying to cheat him out of his rights. Don’t you know that this good man, though you trip him up seven times, will each time rise again? But one calamity is enough to lay you low.
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Proverbs 28:1
New Living Translation
28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:1
Living Bible
28 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them! But the godly are bold as lions!
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